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multungulate, a. and n.|mʌlˈtʌŋgjʊlət|
[ad. mod.L. multungulāt-us, f. multus multi- + ungula hoof: see -ate2.]
a. adj. Having more than two functional hoofs; belonging to the order Multungulata.
b. pl. An animal of this order.
1839–47Todd's Cycl. Anat. III. 237/1 Aristotle divides them [sc. ungulates] into, 1st, Polyschidæ, or multungulates..2d, the Dischidæ, or bisulcates,.. 3d, the Aschidæ, or solidungulate quadrupeds. 1863Dana Man. Geol. 423 Multungulates, having three or five toes, as the Tapir,..Rhinoceros..Palæotherium. 1866Brande & Cox Dict. Sci., etc. II. 593/2 Multungulate..when a quadruped has the hoof divided into more than two parts. |